Police: Wanted man hits officer, leads police on chase

ARLINGTON, Va. - (AP) -- Authorities say a man wanted in Virginia and Maryland struck a police officer, then led police on a chase.

Arlington County Police said in a statement that officers responded to a report of a dispute that could involve a firearm on Sunday afternoon.

When officers approached a man in a vehicle, the driver tried to flee striking an officer, who wasn't injured. The driver then led police on a chase until a collision with another vehicle. Police say the driver fled on foot, but was caught after a brief chase.

Police say 32-year-old Brian Williams was charged with multiple offenses including attempted malicious wounding of an officer and felony eluding. Williams was wanted in Arlington County and in Anne Arundel County, Maryland.